Describing Turkish salmon correctly… Norway is the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon. Norway also carries out significant catches of small pelagic species such as cod and deep-water fish species. Salmon is the product group that Türkiye and Norway are most at odds with each other. Oğulcan Kemal Sagun …

The output of both poultry, milk and milk products soared in March compared with the same month of last year, according to the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). Chicken meat production rose by 2.7 percent year-on-year to 205,000 tonnes, while turkey meat output showed an annual rise of 16.9 percent to …

International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) in accordance with the decision taken during general board meeting held on 14 May 1984 declared the 14 of May as World Farmers Day in order to remind the importance of farming profession and  revive the farmers’ problems all over the world. In this …

Eastern Black Sea’s 4-month exports of Turkish salmon surged by 56 percent… Turkish salmon exports from the Eastern Black Sea surged by 56 percent in the January-April period and reached 44 million 292 thousand 248 dollars. Saffet Kalyoncu Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry aims to increase the catches of Turkish vessels and obtain new fishing grounds, especially in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, by completing fisheries agreements with 12 African countries and continuing negotiations with 15 more countries. The ministry is actively negotiating fisheries partnerships with Gabon, Djibouti, …

Press release… Young entrepreneurs energised the cherry harvest festival… The Manisa-Izmir line, which produces the first cherries of the Northern Hemisphere, is experiencing cherry harvest enthusiasm. With more than 60 thousand tonnes of cherries, Izmir’s Kemalpaşa district is one of the most important cherry production centres in Türkiye and the …

Wheat production in Türkiye was 22 million tonnes last year. This year, this production is expected to surge. The abundant and accessible raw material for the sector, which ramps up wheat production every year, plays an important role both in the smooth realisation of the product supply in the domestic …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Yumaklı announced that Türkiye Beekeeping Map has been updated with 2023 data and new geographically labelled honeys and provinces producing breeder queen bees have been added. İbrahim Yumaklı Yumaklı stated that Türkiye Beekeeping Map has been updated with 2023 data and said, “According to the …

National Hazelnut Council (UFK) President Hamza Bölük said that 205 thousand tonnes of hazelnuts were sold in the 8-month period of the 2023-2024 export season from Türkiye. Bölük stated that they aim to continue exports and increase income. Hamza Bölük Hamza Bölük, who is also the President of Giresun Commodity …

No time or food to waste in the EU… With around 10% of the food made available to EU consumers going down the drain – and just six years to meet the 2030 UN target of halving food waste – it is fair to say that there is neither time …